Rare Opah Fish Found On Oregon Coast, Hasn’t Been Seen In Over 10 Years

Photo courtesy of Seaside Aquarium

Is this not one of the strangest and most unique fish you have ever seen? Recently, the manager of Seaside Aquarium, responded to a find on the north Oregon coast. Keith Chandler, called it “bizarre” after a witness described it as a strange fish lying around at Gearhart.

According to Beach Connection, the discovered fish is known as an opah, or a Lampris guttatus. The fish, likely never seen before by the aquarium is also known as a Moonfish. According to the article, this extremely rare fish is rarely seen on the Oregon coast. Chandler shared that he may have seen a baby at one

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